مانع

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَانِع‎ (māniʕ), from verb مَنَعَ‎ (manaʕa, “to hinder”).

Noun

مانع • (mani')

  1. obstacle

Descendants
  • Turkish: mâni

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mani1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مانع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1662
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 730

South Levantine Arabic
Root
م نع‎

Etymology

From Arabic مَانِع‎ (māniʕ).

Noun

مانع • (māneʕ) m

  1. objection, opposition
    ‏ما عنديش مانع‎ ― mā ʔandīsh māneʕ ― I've no objections (I don't mind)
    ‏إذا ما عندك مانع...‎‎ ― iza mā ʔandak māneʕ ― If you don't mind...
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